Zip drive

The Zip drive is a medium-capacity removable disk storage system, introduced by Iomega

Iomega

The Iomega Corporation is a supplier of portable computer storage [i] devices and media. ...

in late 1994. Originally it had a capacity of 100 MB, but later versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB. The format became the most popular of the super-floppy type products but never reached the status of a quasi-standard to replace the 3.5-inch floppy disk.

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The Zip drive is a medium-capacity removable disk storage system, introduced by Iomega

Iomega

The Iomega Corporation is a supplier of portable computer storage [i] devices and media. ...

in late 1994. Originally it had a capacity of 100 MB, but later versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB.
The format became the most popular of the super-floppy type products but never reached the status of a quasi-standard to replace the 3.5-inch floppy disk.